Samoan union is 'bankrupt', says prime minister

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Samoa arrives to address the 71st United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Reuters) - Samoa's Prime Minister has declared the country's rugby union 'bankrupt' ahead of tests against Scotland and England this month.

Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, who is also chairman of the Samoa Rugby Union (SRU), made the comments in an interview with the Samoa Observer ahead of a local telephone fund-raising initiative.